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In the late 19th and early 20th century, multiple kings, prime ministers and members of the ruling class fell victim to assassins who hoped to foment revolution through 'propaganda of the deed'. Blood Work host Gregk Foley traces how this concept continues to shape...

A US government desperate to topple Maduro is deploying military force alongside anti-cartel and ‘war on terror’ rhetoric. The world must unite against the latest tactic in a longstanding offensive, argues Francisco Dominguez The post Lies, false flags and...

Whatever happens at the Your Party inaugural conference, its seeds are growing into roots across the UK. John Stephens reports on the branch members forging their own paths to action The post Your party, our roots and branches appeared first on Red Pepper.

Revisiting a modern classic ahead of its anticipated expanded edition, Darcy White explores the contours and applications of mutual aid, which for Dean Spade must be grounded in shared understandings of systemic injustice The post Mutual aid – review appeared first on...

A 15-strong group fuses traditional Iranian instruments with contemporary stories of diaspora, community and hope. For member Freesia, folk music can build connection and understanding across difference The post Moving music: an interview with Hamsaz Ensemble appeared...

The junta regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger present themselves as revolutionary and anti-imperialist. Their hollow rhetoric masks authoritarianism and new forms of foreign influence, argues Joshua Shangobiyi The post Sahel: The broken promise of false...

Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism The post Key words: Dual Power appeared first on Red Pepper.

In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal The post Mother Mary Comes to Me – review appeared first on Red Pepper.

Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services The post Warfare’s waste is welfare’s loss appeared first on Red Pepper.

Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports – and to interrupt projections of normalcy as genocide unfolds in Gaza The post No neutral ground: sport is political in Israel’s war on Gaza appeared first on Red...

TWT is back, with a new approach to galvanise the British left. Join us to shake off nostalgia, get organised and rise to meet growing threats, write Andrea Gilbert, Lydia Phillips and Isaac Rose The post The World Transformed: giving history a push appeared first on...

As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey The post The Starmer Symptom – review appeared first on Red Pepper.